Great idea! And we have been down this road before. Our official site is actually the blog: http://coworking.info but I've sketched out stuff for an official coworking site (about a year and a half ago): http://flickr.com/photos/missrogue/sets/72157600017335084/
Still looking to do that sorta thing. ;) T On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 4:41 PM, nickf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This may be a silly question but I am wondering why there isn't an > official public facing coworking website that isn't a wiki or a blog? > I know we have the great discussion list and an cool wiki packed with > information... but, well, a wiki isn't so easy to navigate and the > content that one might be looking for is sorta spread about the wiki > and such. > > I am wondering if it's time to build a public facing website to cater > to audiences who may not understand wikis, blogs, and discussion group > systems? Or at the very least a site with basic content on coworking > that is geared towards the press, potential coworkers, potential space > catalyst, etc. > > Something with simple architecture that answers the basic questions > of: > - What is coworking? > - Who came up with the idea of coworking? > - Why has coworking caught on so well? > - Where can I find a coworking space in my area? > - What type of people cowork? > - What does it take to start a coworking space? > - Who can I contact if I have a question about coworking? > - What coworking resources are out there? > ....All questions that can be answered on the wiki or here in the > discussion group, but I just feel like the wiki doesn't provide the > ideal user experience for the media and potential renters and space > owners to really grasp the full scope of coworking and the breath at > which it extends to. > > This question came to me as I was doing an interview with the local > press today who seemed to be be pretty oblivious to the whole > international movement and lacking I site I could really point them to > to get the gist really quick. > > Full disclose, yes I am a user experience professional that creates > websites all day, but I am not looking to land a project like this for > myself. I don't have a personal interest in promotion or gaining a > cool project. I don't care who would build or design it. I am simply > asking the question because I see it as a hurdle here for dealing with > non-technical people on the outside of the coworking community. > > Am I crazy here? Has this already been discussed before (sorry, I > didn't find any threads on this)? Is this a sore spot? What were the > reasons behind not doing this? Did I just step into a holy war > topic? :P > > > Cheers, > - Nick (A newbie space owner, be gentle) > > > -- -- tara 'missrogue' hunt Book: The Whuffie Factor: Using the Power of Social Networks to Build Your Business ( http://www.amazon.com/Whuffie-Factor-Capital-Winning-Communities/dp/0307409503?ie=UTF8 ) Company: Citizen Agency (http://www.citizenagency.com) Blog: HorsePigCow: Marketing Uncommon (http://www.horsepigcow.com) Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/missrogue phone: 415-694-1951 fax: 415-727-5335 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
